For all participants
Accommodations
HOTEL new HANKYU KOCHI
Charge: 9,500 to 15,500 yen for single room & 18,500 to 40,000 yen for twin room. DINNERS available
Address: 4-2-50, Honmachi, Kochi 780-8561
TEL:088-873-1111 FAX:088-873-1145
http://hotel.newhankyu.co.jp/kochi-j/welcome-j.html
KOCHI PACIFIC HOTEL
Charge: from 6,800 yen for single room & from 15,000 yen for twin room. DINNERS available
Address: 1-15 Ekimaemae-cho, Kochi 780-0053
TEL:088-884-0777 FAX:088-884-8008
http://www.kochi-pacific.co.jp
HOTEL No.1 KOCHI
Charge: from 4,800 yen for single room & from 7,500 yen for twin room. DINNERS available
Address: 16-8 Nijyuudai-cho, Kochi 780-0843
Telephone/fax +81-88-873-3333/+81-88-875-9999
http://no1-kochi.cup.com/02.html
ORIENT HOTEL KOCHI
Charge: from 5,500 yen for single room & from 7,500 yen for twin room. DINNERS available
Address: 5-37 Masugata, Kochi 780
TEL:0888-22-6565 FAX:0888-23-5171
http://www.orienthotel.jp/index.htm
Our Institution
Shikoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Address: 2-915 Asakura-nishimachi, Kochi 780-8077, Japan
Telephone: 088-844-1121
Fax: 088-844-1130
Home page: http://www.ffpri.go.jp/skk//
Transportation
Airport pick-up
Participants arriving in Kochi Airport will be pick up by C&I Workshop members.
Please let us know your flight schedule before your arrival.
Bus transportation from airport
To your hotel, To downtown
From Kochi Airport to your hotel and downtown, direct bus transportation is available.
Hotel new HANKYU KOCHI: take the bus for Asakura and get off at Kencho-mae
KOCHI PACIFIC HOTEL: take the bus for Kochi Station and get off at Kochi Station
HOTEL No.1 KOCHI: take the bus for Asakura or Kochi station and get off at Harimaya- bashi
ORIENT HOTEL KOCHI: take the bus for Asakura and get off at Kencho-mae or Kamimachi-1choume
Downtown: take the bus for Asakura and get off at Harimaya-bashi or Kencho-mae
Your hotel will be located near the bus line.
It costs 700 yen for one way trip.
It takes about 40 minutes.
The bus time table is available: http://www.kocoro.pref.kochi.jp/satellite/public/bus_renrakubin.htm
To Shikoku Research Center
From Kochi Airport to Asakura (A bus station), direct bus transportation is available.
It costs 700 yen for one way trip.
It takes about 50 minutes.
From Asakura to FFPRI Shikoku, it takes 30 minutes on foot.
Taxi is available at Asakura Station.
You can also use bus trasnpotration from Asakura to Ootaniguchi bus stop, and then walk for 10 minutes.
Map: http://www.ffpri.go.jp/skk//kengaku.html
http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?el=133/28/54.521&scl=20000&pnf=1&uc=1&grp=all&nl=33/32/07.883&size=600,600
Train
To your hotel, To downtown
Please take the Dosan line from Okayama Station to Kochi Station.
You can use a streetcar from Kochi Station.
Hotel new HANKYU KOCHI: change at Harimaya-bashi and get off at Kochi castle-mae
ORIENT HOTEL KOCHI: change at Harimaya-bashi and get off at Masugata
Downtown: get off at Harimaya-bashi or change at Harimaya-bashi and get off at Kochi castle-mae
KOCHI PACIFIC HOTEL: 2 minutes from Kochi Station on foot
HOTEL No.1 KOCHI: 10 minutes from Kochi Station on foot
To Shikoku Research Center
Please take the Dosan line from Okayama Station.
Asakura station is the nearest but Kochi station is the most convenient one to go to FFPRI Shikoku.
From Kochi Station, please take a bus line via National KOCHI Hospital to Ootaniguchi bus stop.
Bus transportation from your hotel and downtown
To Shikoku Research Center
Direct bus transportation to Ootaniguchi is available.
Please take a bus line via National KOCHI Hospital to Ootaniguchi bus stop.
It may cost 430 yen for one way trip.
It takes about 20 minutes.
From Ootaniguchi bus stop, it will take 10 minutes on foot.
Map: http://www.ffpri.go.jp/skk//kengaku.html
http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?el=133/28/54.521&scl=20000&pnf=1&uc=1&grp=all&nl=33/32/07.883&size=600,600
Taxi
From airport to Shikoku Research Center: Approx. 6,000 yen
From your hotel to Shikoku Research Center: Approx. 2,000 yen
From Asakura Station to Shikoku Research Center: Approx. 700 yen
Guide
Bus stop at Kochi Station and Harimayabashi (in japanese)
http://www.attaka.or.jp/Travelinfo/traffic/bus.html
Map in Central Kochi city (in japanese)
http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/deeps/15/1503/map/map.htm
Excursion
We are going on a field trip to a private natural forest and FSC forest, which is located in Yusuhara city, Kochi prefecture.
Clothes and shoes should be prepared for hike.
After this trip, we stay in Kumono Ueno Hotel Japanese home page ( http://www.orient-h.co.jp/kumonoue/).
You can enjoy pool. Do not forget to bring your swiming gear.
Weather
Today & 5 Day forecast: http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/39/7410.html
Kochi Area Gide
http://www.attaka.or.jp/english/index.htm